Bird's-eye view of grounds from reservoir
Centennial Exhibition
Item Info
Item No: c022064
Title: Bird's-eye view of grounds from reservoir
Additional Title: From the Reservoir
Series:
Photograph Series II
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Notes: "View from the reservoir. The reservoir extended along the northwest boundary of the Exposition grounds. This view shows state buildings in the foreground (from the left: Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware and Maryland) and Machinery Hall, the Main Building and the Art Gallery in the distance."--Looney. Old Philadelphia. p. 221.
Notes: 1 silver albumen print; 21 x 26 cm.
Notes: Aerial view of the exhibition from the reservoir.
Notes: Architects: Connecticut State Building - D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell; U.S. Government Building - James H. Windrim; Machinery Hall and Main Exhibition Building - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson.
Notes: Mounted on backing board.
Notes: Picture puzzle on back of photograph.
Notes: Titles on labels: From the reservoir, and: Bird's eye view from reservoir.
Creator Name: Centennial Photographic Co.
Subjects
- Centennial Exhibition
- Clouds
- Connecticut State Building
- Delaware State Building
- Exhibition buildings
- Machinery Hall
- Main Building
- Maryland State Building
- Massachusetts State Building
- Michigan State Building
- New Hampshire State Building
- Participation, Connecticut
- Participation, Delaware
- Participation, Maryland
- Participation, Massachusetts
- Participation, Michigan
- New Hampshire
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- United States Government Building
- Wilson, Joseph M.
- Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, Architect
- Brown, D. R., architect.
- Pettit, Henry, architect.